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T LEN CHAS. C. REINHARDT, OF BALTIMORE, MARYLAND.

SPUR.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that I, CHARLES C. REIN- r-mnnfr,of thecity of Baltimore and State of Maryland, have invented a new anduseful Improvement in IIorsemens Spurs; and I do hereby declare that thefollowing specication, the accompanying drawings making part of thesame, is a full and exact description. l

In the drawing, Figure l represents the exterior of my spur, the same asthat of the English improvement. a, c, is a square box that goes in themiddle of the boot-heel, with the lugs o, Z), to receive the nails toconfine it in the heel. c, Fig. 2, is a. main spring, fast at (l, to theneck c, or shank of the spur, so that the box is left in the boot andsaid spring may be repaired at any time. Fig.3 is the box detached fromthe shank of the spur, e. f' is `the head of a spiral spring in saidbox; by the torni of P, head of spring and its exactly fitting, andbeing connected with the spring, the spring and its head yield inward tolet in the shank of P spur pass in and when P shank is withdrawn thehead, by the exact fit and its reaction projects any dirt that mightotherwise enter the box. Fig. at represents the box, and the springtaken out of it. j', is the head of said spring as seen at j, Fig. 3. g,is a small projection onthe spring head, corresponding with a downwardprojection in the box, at 7i, which prevents the spring head fromprotruding out at this end of the box, and t', is a small dovetail gateto inclose the spring and confine it in P box, the spring beingintroduced at this end; by this construction the spring may readily beintroduced or withdrawn.` Fig. 5 shows the construction of the Englishspur; in which the spring is confined to the box as, a, 0r a, andconsequently from this construction, gets out of order and can not berepaired, without taking the heel off, and taking the box out. The partof theheel below the box, as at a Fig 6, lia-sto be cut away,so as tosuifer the part Z), or Z), of the spring to play, in introducing orwithdrawing the shank e, or e. In this plan the box gets clogged withdirt under the spring and it breaks. In both forms it maybe seen that bymeans of the spring o, Fig. 2, or a., Fig. 5, and the correspondingparts f, and g as at Fig. 5, the spur is retained in the box. The spiralspring may be made of German silver or any other suitable material. Inconsequence of the cnt in the heel to receive the part b, Fig. 5 theheel is much defaced and has been a great objecetion; whereas my planleaves a good linish, and can not be readily distinguished from theordinary heel, besides the head of the spring fitting exact-ly the tubeor box; as the shank of the spur is withdrawn from the box the head ofspring keeps the dirt out of the box.

.Vhat I claim as my invention in the foregoing specitication, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is

The combination of the spiral spring, as before described, with thespring attached to the shank of the spuras represented at Fig. 2, andapplied. to the horsemans spur all as before described, and for thepurpose set fort-h.

CHARLES C. REINI-IARDT. Vitnesses:

JOHN W. Postr, FRANCIS POLLITT.

